Recommendations for a winter 8x10 camera.

[dsphotog]

Not 8x10, but a Toyo 45CF would be good in cold conditions... Shoulda made an 8x10 version.

[Sheldon N]

One handy tip for tripod usage in the snow.... tennis balls.

Buy a pack of 3, and cut a small slit in each ball so that they can slide over the end of your tripod legs. Makes for a quick and easy set of "snowshoes" for your tripod legs so they don't sink too far into the snow.

Another tip is to avoid shoving your tripod down into the snow with the legs spread out fully. It will create a lot of stress on the tripod crown as it forces the legs outward. Learned this one the hard way, broke a set of carbon fiber tripod legs.

[David Schaller]

I too learned this the hard way. Now I am very careful to not fully extend the legs if they are going to sink down in the snow!

One handy tip for tripod usage in the snow.... tennis balls.

Buy a pack of 3, and cut a small slit in each ball so that they can slide over the end of your tripod legs. Makes for a quick and easy set of "snowshoes" for your tripod legs so they don't sink too far into the snow.

Another tip is to avoid shoving your tripod down into the snow with the legs spread out fully. It will create a lot of stress on the tripod crown as it forces the legs outward. Learned this one the hard way, broke a set of carbon fiber tripod legs.